This is your chance to take up
writing in a warm, supportive
environment. We’ll explore writing fictional stories and writing true
stories, writing technique and creativity technique, getting down your very
best writing and just for fun writing.
The class has the same format as "Welcome to Creative Writing," but
we look at different aspects of writing. With either course, you get a shot of
inspiration every week and an assignment to keep you going till the next class.
Best of all, this class will provide a zero-pressure, totally safe setting,
where your words will grow and flower.

If you've
ever considered writing your personal stories, this course is for you.
We’ll look at memoirs, travel writing, personal essays, family history ~
personal stories of all kinds. Plus, of course, we’ll work on creativity and
writing technique and have fun doing it.
Whether you want to write a book or just get your thoughts down on paper, this
weekly course will get you going. We'll
reveal the tricks and conventions of telling true stories, and we’ll show you
how to use the techniques of the novel to recount actual events. Weekly writing exercises
and friendly feedback from the instructor will help you move forward on this
writing adventure. Whether you want to write for your family and friends or for
a wider public, don't miss this course.

Read reviews
of the Writing Personal Stories course here, and to read reviews of other
courses and workshops, just scroll down.

St. Alban's Church, 537 Main Street,Georgetown,
Ontario (In the village of Glen Williams (Map here.)

The Next Step in Creative Writing
will challenge you to take a step up in your writing. Over the ten weeks of classes, you’ll be asked to
bring in five pieces of your writing for detailed feedback. All your pieces may
be from the same work, such as a novel in progress, or they may be stand alone
pieces. You bring whatever you want to work on.

Besides critiquing pieces, the instructor will give
short lectures at the start of class, addressing the needs of the group, and in
addition to learning how to critique your own work and receiving constructive
suggestions about your writing, you’ll discover that the greatest benefits come
from seeing how your classmates approach and critique a piece of writing and
how they write and re-write. This is a supportive group and a rewarding class.

Check
out two reviews of the Next Step coursehere. And see more reviews of
Brian’s courses and workshops here.

Note: I start working out the schedule for when
participants are due to bring in a piece of their writing three weeks before
our start date, so please try to sign up by September 9. In any case, these courses fill up, so enroll early to
avoid disappointment. ~ Brian

This Intensive course isn't for
beginners;it's for people who have been writing for a
while or who have done a course or two before and are working on their own
projects. Over the twelve weeks of classes, you’ll be asked to bring in six
pieces of your writing for detailed feedback. All your pieces may be from the
same work, such as a novel in progress, or they may be stand alone pieces. You
bring whatever you want to work on.

Besides critiquing pieces, the instructor will give
short lectures addressing the needs of the group, and in addition to learning
how to critique your own work and receiving constructive suggestions about your
writing, you’ll discover that the greatest benefits come from seeing how your
classmates approach and critique a piece of writing and how they write and
re-write. This is a challenging course, but extremely rewarding.

Note: I start working out the schedule for when
participants are due to bring in a piece of their writing three weeks before
our start date, so please try to sign up by August 25. In any case, these courses fill up, so enroll early to
avoid disappointment. ~ Brian

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Instructor Brian
Henryhas been a book editor and creative writing
instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s
most popular blog for writers, teaches creative writing at Ryerson University
and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to
Charlottetown. With Cecilia Anca Popescu, he is the co-author of Bloody
Christmas, a memoir of the 1989 Romanian Revolution, which is
currently under consideration with a literary agent. But his proudest boast is that
he has helped many of his students get their first book published and
launch their careers as authors.

Brian Henry has been a book editor, writer, and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He teaches creative writing at Ryerson University. He also leads weekly creative writing courses in Burlington, Mississauga, Oakville and Georgetown and conducts Saturday workshops throughout Ontario. His proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get published.